DEL MAR · SUNDAY 16 AUGUST 2026

Race 9 — Race 9

ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMING 5 Furlongs Turf 3 Year Olds And Up $81,000

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

Gettinby 4-1

Weather

Mostly Cloudy · 75°F

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Gettinby

M/L 4-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 4-1 · market favourite

EACH-WAY

Nasty Habit

M/L 5-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 5-1 · chief rival

DARK HORSE

Private Gem

M/L 6-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 6-1

How we score: composite rating of morning-line market position (60%) + trainer tier (20%) + jockey tier (12%) + elite combo bonus (5%) + equipment signals (3%). Picks are programmatic, not editorial — informational only. 21+ where applicable.

# Field of 11

1 post 1

Nasty Habit

Berrios Hector I · Miller Peter · 124 lb

by Violence out of Lemon Belle

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 5-1

M/L

5-1

2 post 2

Private Gem

Leparoux J R · Glatt Mark · 124 lb

by Lookin At Lucky out of Geode

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 6-1

M/L

6-1

3 post 3

Legal Heir

Kimura K · Belvoir Vann · 122 lb

by Nyquist out of How My Heart Works

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 12-1

M/L

12-1

4 post 4

Del Mar Jerry

Fresu A · Miyadi Steven · 124 lb

by Mastery out of Xtra Spice

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 6-1

M/L

6-1

5 post 5

Double Jab

Ayuso A · Mathis Andy · 124 lb

by Vronsky out of Lost Prophet

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 12-1

M/L

12-1

6 post 6

Dhitjari (GB)

Rosario J · Sadler John W TOP-25 · 124 lb

by Mehmas*Ire out of Democracy*Ger

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

7 post 7

The Rabbi

Frey K · Ellis Ronald W · 122 lb

by Hard Spun out of Scent of Summer

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 20-1

M/L

20-1

8 post 8

Gettinby M/L FAV

Hernandez J J · Sean Williams · 124 lb

by Petrov out of Never Ends

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 4-1

M/L

4-1

9 post 9

Gabaldon

Jaramillo E · Jose D'Angelo TOP-25 · 124 lb

by Gone Astray out of Valuable Miss

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 10-1

M/L

10-1

10 post 10

Sir Rocket

Rispoli U TOP-25 · Drysdale Neil · 124 lb

by Sir Prancealot*Ire out of Desert Steel

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 6-1

M/L

6-1

11 post 11

Bullwhacker

Maldonado E · Luis Mendez · 122 lb

by Candy Ride*Arg out of Essentially

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 15-1

M/L

15-1

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